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Regulations Governing the Degree of Doctor of Educational Psychology |
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Eligibility |
| 1.1 |
The following may apply for registration for the degree of Doctor of Educational Psychology |
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(a) Graduates of the University. |
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(b) Graduates of other Universities and Institutions of Higher Education approved by the Senate. |
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(c) Other persons who can satisfy the provisions of Ordinance 10.2. |
| 1.2 |
(a) Applicants will normally be expected to have at least an Upper Second Class Honours degree in Psychology (or equivalent), which grants the Graduate Basis for Registration with the British Psychological Society. |
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(b) Normally a period of two years of work experience relevant to the course. The experience may be in settings such as educational; medical; social service; children's service or the voluntary sector. This list of experience is not exhaustive. |
| 1.3 |
Applicants whose native language is not English must provide evidence of competence in English Language sufficient for research study. |
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Registration |
| 2.1 |
Candidates will be registered as full-time. |
| 3 |
Conditions of Study |
| 3.1 |
Candidates will be required to register for a period of no less than three years. |
| 3.2 |
Candidates will complete all three of the programme module assessments (totaling 180 credits each) including a major research project carried out in an area of relevance within the field of educational psychology. |
| 3.3 |
The programme specification for postgraduate taught programmes may stipulate the 'credit expiry period' for modules within that programme, otherwise it will be five years. |
| 3.4 |
If counting credit towards the programme would mean that more than the credit expiry period will elapse between the date of the award of the earliest credits and the date for the completion of the programme, the College Dean, on the advice of the relevant College may: |
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(a) cancel credit for the module/s; or |
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(b) determine the conditions, if any, under which the student may retain credit. |
| 3.5 |
Candidates must spend 300 days of the three year programme on placement and some placement activity should be undertaken each year. Work undertaken on the placement should reflect the generic role of the Educational Psychologist. |
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Continued Registration |
| 4.1 |
Each candidate is required to re-register at the beginning of each academic year within which credit for modules is being sought. |
| 4.2 |
All candidates are required to submit a report on their progress at the end of each academic year; failure to submit will normally result in termination of registration. |
| 4.3 |
A candidate who fails to make satisfactory progress may be required to withdraw. |
| 4.4 |
Candidates are expected to have completed all requirements for the award of their degree within a period not exceeding twelve terms from the effective date of their original registration. For good reason, this period may be extended on the recommendation of the Board of Faculty, (however see points 3.3 and 3.4 above). |
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Assessment |
| 5.1 |
Candidates will be required to gain a pass in all three of the 180 credit modules as set out in the programme syllabus (totaling 540 credits). Candidates are required to pass the first two modules before being permitted to register formally for the major research project. |
| 5.2 |
No candidate shall be allowed to commence study on their major research project unless the College Dean or appropriate academic unit certifies that the candidate has passed the first two taught elements of the programme |
| 5.3 |
Students who wish to exit the programme following the succesful completion of the first two taught modules, may do so and be awarded the Master of Education in Education degree qualification. Students who exit at this stage must in addition to the taught modules complete a synoptic essay. |
| 5.4 |
Each candidate will be required to submit a major research project which shall not exceed 40,000 words excluding bibliography, appendices and abstract, and will normally be required to take a viva voce examination. |
| 5.5 |
The major research project may not be submitted before the first day of the last term of the stipulated period of study. |
| 5.6 |
In examining a major research project submitted by a candidate who has been registered on the doctoral programme, the examiners may, in considering the length of the thesis, take into account the additional constraints on the time available to the candidate. |
| 5.7 |
A candidate may not include in the thesis material previously submitted and approved for the award of a degree by this or any other University. |
| 5.8 |
Candidates must submit to the Postgraduate Administration Office two copies (which shall include a summary of approximately 300 words)
in the format prescribed by the ‘Presentation
of Theses/Dissertations for Degrees in the Faculty of Graduate Research: Statement
of Procedures’, or three copies for staff candidates or students jointly supervised by the College of St Mark and St John, which shall become the property of the University. |
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When ready to apply for the thesis to be examined, each candidate shall submit a completion certificate which shall include an undertaking that all the material in the major research project which has not been the candidate's own work has been identified, and that the thesis does not include any material previously submitted and approved for the award of a degree. |
| 5.10 |
In assessing the major research project the examiners will require: |
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(a) evidence that it forms a distinct contribution to the knowledge of the subject |
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(b) evidence of originality; |
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(c) evidence of the candidate’s ability to relate the subject matter of the major research project to the existing body of knowledge/practice within the field, and |
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(d) a satisfactory level of literary presentation. |
| 5.11 |
When the examiners consider that a thesis does not reach the standard required for the degree of DEdPsy, it shall be within their discretion to make one of the following recommendations: |
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(a) that the degree be awarded subject to the candidate making minor amendments to the thesis to the satisfaction of one or more of the examiners as may be agreed between them. |
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(b) that the degree be awarded subject to the candidate making major amendments to the thesis to the satisfaction of the examiners as may be agreed between them. |
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(c) that no degree be awarded but that the candidate be permitted to submit a revised thesis. |
| 5.12 |
In making their recommendation, examiners may take into account any circumstances which may make it impracticable for a candidate to undertake a further period of study. |
| 5.13 |
When making recommendations (a), (b) or (c), the examiners are required, when making their final report to the Dean, also to indicate for the information of the candidate the reasons for their decision, and where amendments are required (whether minor, major or revisions prior to re-submission) to indicate those aspects or parts of the thesis/dissertation which they regard as inadequate and the nature and extent of the re-writing required. |
| 5.14 |
A thesis may be re-submitted on one occasion within such a period of further study as the examiners recommend and the Dean of Faculty approves. A candidate preparing for resubmission will be required to maintain registration as a continuing registration student. |
| 5.15 |
On examination of a re-submitted thesis, if the examiners again consider that a thesis does not reach the standard required for the degree of DEdPsy, it shall be within their discretion to make one of the following recommendations: |
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(a) that the degree be awarded subject to the candidate making minor amendments to the thesis to the satisfaction of one or more of the examiners as may be agreed between them. |
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(b) that the degree be awarded subject to the candidate making major amendments to the thesis to the satisfaction of the examiners |
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(c) that the degree of Master of Philosophy in Education be awarded. |
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(d) that the degree of Master of Philosophy in Education be awarded subject to the candidate making minor amendments to the thesis to the satisfaction of one or more of the examiners as may be agreed between them. |
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(e) that the degree of Master of Education in Education be awarded. |
